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stillers4me
04-29-2012, 08:35 AM
Second-round draft pick Mike Adams and third-round pick Sean Spence met with Steelers coaches Saturday afternoon and got acclimated to their new workplace.

The Steelers had a need for an inside linebacker like Spence in this year’s draft, but the former Miami (Fla.) standout will play primarily on special teams his rookie season, barring an injury.

The Steelers will have Spence learn both inside linebacker positions and back up Lawrence Timmons, with Larry Foote taking over for James Farrior at left inside linebacker and Stevenson Sylvester backing him up. Foote will serve as the defense’s quarterback, just as Farrior had for years before the Steelers released him in March.

“Larry Foote knows this defense inside out,” linebackers coach Keith Butler said.............


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